Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-22
AN OMAHAN'S TEXAS CAREER,
His Intrigue With Another Mans Wife
Costs the Latter Her Life.
s. r. LEICESTER THE INTRleuER
The Woman Shot In Court by Her
Deceived Husband and Dies
Almost t1nstantly-Leices-
ter Under Arrest.
A Tale or. Intrigue and Murder.

but really q loafer, suspicious and
mysterious character, lie had an office
in Gruenig block, Thirteenth street, north
of the Millard. His place of residence
was West Leavenworth street, where he
occupied cottage with woman who
passed as his wife, but In truth was moth
ing more nor less than his mistress. Her
name was Edna Deming, and for period
of two years she was a conspicuous fig.
ure on the promenades here every pleas
ant afternoon. She was about thirty.
three years of age, tall and stately, with
luminous blue eyes, and mass of golden
hair, which she invariably wore in
heavy coil high up on the back of her
head, a handsome dresser, fluent talker
and parsonage who had undoubtedly
been accustomed to the usages of refined
and cultured society. For long time
Leicester and his fair consort were under
the surveillance of the police, but
nothing of criminal or culpable nature
was ever discovered against either of
them, other than the notorious fact that
they were unlawfully living together as
man and wife.
Some sixteen months ago this psuedo
Mrs. Leicester's attention was attracted
to an advertisement in the St. Louis
Globe Democrats personal column. 1t
was signed by the name of John l..
Jones, who wanted wife. The advertise
ment stated in succinct way that John
L.. Jones was the advertisers right
name, that he was ranchman, living
two miles out of Dallas, Tex, that he
was fifty years old, well off, and wanted
a wife. No answers excepting from those
hot r,%, Al h,,.s "a
This advertisement Mrs. Leicester
answered. Her misslve produced q
happy effect for she was shortly in re-
ceipt of lengthy reply, couched in
atfectionate language, and detailing the
ranchman's wishes and terms. The corre-
spOndence was continued for the period
of two or three months. and finally photo
graphs were exchanged. The woman's
handsome face and elegant figure settled
after sent her draft on the New York
National Park bank for 5000, with the
urgent request that she lose no time IN
visiting him. adding, If after meeting.
either party was not satisfied that at
leglance with the other would be con-
elusive of beneficial results, they could
separate as friends at least. Leicester
n.ttor and his paramour nnsr tall talked .. the the
%a''sr to dente I'M 0ysl unaerstandna ana 'ams shas
if Jones was found to be person OF
means, she was to marry him, and to-
gether they would work him for all he
was worth. Miss Demlng went to Dallas,
was met by Jones, and it was case of
LOVE ON FIRST SIGHT.
They were married the following morn
ing the Rev. r. l.. Maynard, of the First
Methodist church of Dallas, performing
the ceremony. For a month the domes.
Ii htC
wife flowed along like a summer
stream. The wife was dutiful and low
ing, the husband lavish, gentle and ador-
ing, in fact they were a model couple,
and Jones neighbors were unanimous in
the belief that his advertising venture
had indeed been fraught with felicitous
results. In the interim Leicester, the
architect, was leading life of
RIOTOUS LUXURY
here. His whilom seedy raiment had
been replaced with snowy gar
ments Of the latest fashion
able make; he sported two
karat diamond stud, elegant watch
and cham, and in fact gave every evil
dence Of being man of elegant leisure.
He lounged around the hotel offices and
fashionable bars. and seemed to have
able as money and ease could DO. But
to return to Texas. Jones, after a couple
of months of unalloyed happiness with
his northern bride, began to
cudgel his dull brain to find
out what was becoming of
all the money his wife was continually
drawing on him for. She dressed mag
niticently that was true, and made fire.
New Orleans. Still that was not suffi-
cient to lap up the stream of ducats
which he was increasingly paving with
her unsuitable purse. He made several
casual inquiries, but she was coy, artful
and evasive. and invariably forced him
to acknowledge that he knew
nothing of q fashionable lady's
capacity to make the lucre lily. And as
hundreds more or less, any way.
BACK TO OMAHA.
Leicester, just one year ago, after he
had drawn through the banks here, on
Mrs. j. l.. Jones, of Dallas, Tex, for
moneys amounting to $4,000, more or
less, suddenly disappeared and was
known no more in his wonted haunta.
He went to Texas. Mrs. Jones met
hlm at the, depot. She took him
He was Introduced TO the husband as a
cousin from Minneapolis. He was re-
ceived with open arms and told to make
himself at home. He did so, to the limit,
it is needless to add. Jones, though he
may lack ordinary perspicuity, is not
nearly as blind as bat. He saw things
that made him think. He didn't just ex-
actly like his wife's and her Cousins
frequent visits to the city,
nor their long walks, in the gloam-
ing about the ranch. And then, too, his
wife's demands for money were more
frequent and extravagant than ever.
SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
He began an espionage upon the cou-
pie. He followed their nocturnal ram
hles, and on divers occasions saw Leices-
ter with his arms about his wife. He was
nursing his wrath. He wanted to be
sure. But it is long story. One day
during the absence of his wife and
her alleged cousin he went to Leicester's
room, opened his trunk and there found
BUNDLE OF LETTERS
giving away the whole snap. These doc.
uments revealed to Jones what colossal
sucker he was. They also accounted for
the large amounts of money his wife had
disposed of, as we'll as the mode and
manner of her life In Omaha. the identity
of Leicester and innumera bic
other things calculated to ruff
fe loving and confding
husbands temper. Leicester was kicked
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